Israeli troops shot and killed a Palestinian man who violated a curfew Wednesday near Nablus. The man was described as a town crier who was announcing the beginning of the daily Ramadan fast. The army said soldiers opened fire after he and another Palestinian, who was arrested, ignored orders to stop.
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